RECL 2P07 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Grounded Theory, Pragmatism

• School: Lakehead University
• Department: Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: RECL 2P07
• Professor: Martha Barnes

Document Summary

Goal: increase understand of a phenomenon about which we are interested or concerned. Divide the principal problem into more manageable sub problems. Interpret the data as they relate to the problem. Provides a tentative explanation for a phenomenon under. May direct thinking to possible sources of information necessary investigation to resolve the research problem and its sub problems. Positivism: with appropriate measurement tools, scientists can objectively uncover absolute, undeniable truths about cause-and-effect relationships within the physical world and human experience, true objectivity in seeking absolute truths can be an. Constructivism: there is no absolute truth- the realities researchers identify are simply perceptions and interpretations. Pragmatism/ realism: absolute truths may actually exist even if they are, human beings" self-constructed beliefs about phenomena exceedingly difficult to discover are legitimate objects of study in their own right. Tools of research interpret data: the library and its resources, computer technology, measurement, statistics, language, the human mind.